As a self-proclaimed feminist children’s bookshop, we were delighted when Bloomsbury released Kate Pankhurst’s ‘Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World’! A descendent of the infamous Emmeline, suffragette and key player in winning votes for […]

Another fantastic event with Bloomsbury! Sibéal returned to Bedford after her hugely popular workshop at BookTastic last year, and had the children spellbound with her tales of life under the sea… Safe to say […]

Most of you will, by now, be aware of my extreme fandom of publishing house Flying Eye, producers of such deliciousness as Francesca Sanna’saward-winning The Journey, Briony May Smith’s eye-dazzling Imelda and the Goblin King, and the […]

Think learning BSL is just about doing something for others? Think again… Many people learn British Sign Language because they want to help deaf people and hearing people communicate more easily, and whilst promoting inclusivity is […]

The second of our lovely customer reviews talks about shop favourite, Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell. It comes again from Caroline – one of our most prolific readers, Caroline is […]

In preparation for this post, I sat in my empty shop, settled myself into the Reading Chair, and read ‘The Building Boy’ aloud. Fortunately, passers-by couldn’t clearly see this mad woman at work, due to the […]

This special post is brought to you by one of our regular customers, Caroline, aged 10. Caroline recently read the children’s ‘Silverwing’ series for us, and gave us this wonderful review! “Three very interesting and […]

Explore the beauty of the changing seasons in this timeless peek-through book with beautiful artwork from Britta Teckentrup and accompanying rhyming text. Following the life-cycle of a tree through spring, summer, autumn and winter, children […]

After the phenomenal success of The Storm Whale and On Sudden Hill, this new book by Benji Davies deals with the emotional topic of losing a grandparent. Subtly told, this beautifully illustrated book tackles a […]

For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry. A story that crosses time and generations, for adventure-loving readers young […]

Grace and Tippi are twins, conjoined twins. And their lives are about to change. No longer able to afford homeschooling, they must venture into the world, a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they […]

Liverpool, 1940: thirteen-year-old Joan’s home is under threat from the Nazi’s terrifying nightly air-raids. It is not an easy time to be a teenager, especially with the sweet rationing, strict curfews and blackouts. Joan and […]

Kensuke’s Kingdom is a true children’s classic by former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse. I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t […]

Six Vikings on a shopping trip, one tartan-patterned cat, a clever little mermaid, a naughty vampire bat, the queen who’s really fond of green, the pirate Tidy Clyde, open up this jolly book and meet […]

A beautifully illustrated and charming story about Little Mouse and her friends from the much loved and award-winning Petr Horacek, an illustrator described by the Washington Post as “the thinking tot’s Eric Carle”. What is […]

From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this bear-illiantly funny adventure for children of 3 and up. At the top of the world, surrounded by snow and ice, lives […]

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, […]

One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard […]

It’s publisher Quarto’s 40th birthday this year so they asked 40 of their authors for their favourite bookshop. Fantastic children’s author David Litchfield, author of The Bear and Piano, chose Rogan’s Books! Quarto have teamed up […]

Awesome exciting news!! Rogan’s Books has just been officially awarded a grant from James Patterson. The internationally renowned author awards grants to independent bookshops across the UK and USA. As detailed on http://www.booksellers.org.uk/: James Patterson’s total […]

Amazing new book alert! ‘The Journey’ by Francesca Sanna is a wonderfully crafted tale of a family escaping their war torn homeland in search of safety. The story, told in the simple clear voice of […]

A spectacularly made publication to teach kids about space in an exciting, funny and breathtakingly beautiful way. Illustrator Ben Newman has collaborated with his scientific friend Dr.Dominic Walliman to create this truly astounding publication to […]

This astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Bright, original colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs […]

Open the giant fold-out pages of this book to discover the powerful rockets and spacecraft that explore outer space. From early rockets and Moon missions to space stations and probes, learn what it takes to […]

Make science fun with 101 amazing step-by-step science experiments for kids that are safe and easy to do at home. Be the next Albert Einstein with these cool science experiments for kids and discover how […]

It’s British Science Week (as you will see from our very professional sign…) Once you’ve visited BedPop’s Science Lab on Saturday, why not pop in and choose from our great selection of science books for […]

We’re delighted to see our event space already being used by Tatty Bumpkin, Bedford. They provide multi sensory movement and music adventure classes which are inspired by yoga for children aged 0-7 Years. Sessions are […]

Just look at these wonderful drawings that the UK’s Children’s’ Laureate Chris Riddell has created about his visit to Rogan’s Books. Chris opened our shop on Saturday 24 October saying that Rogan’s Books was his […]

Hundreds of booklovers came to see the UK Children’s Laureate open Rogan’s Books, a brand new children’s bookshop on Castle Road on Saturday 24 October 2015. Speaking of the opening UK Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell, […]

“…he pulled out a fine, fine silver chain. On the chain were three bright, shining drops.” Anyone who has come along to Bedtime Stories, or Storytime, or has basically ever met me, will recognise this […]

One of the greatest things about opening a book shop is that I get to go to trade fairs and meet authors – and meeting Cressida Cowell recently was one of those wonderfully inspirational experiences […]

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